Senior Paddock Operations Manager

Formula One Management; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare

Dental Care

4 x Grand Prix Paddock passes per seаs

Staff shuttle service

Free snacks in office

Subsidised canteen at Biggin Hill

25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Training and development opportunities

Merchandise discounts

Perkbox benefit portal

Job summary

Formula One Management is seeking a Senior Paddock Operations Manager to lead our Event Operations team in delivering world-class paddock branding, grid ceremonies, and on-site supplier management for major events.

You will oversee a team, drive projects, collaborate with internal departments, and ensure premium F1 entertainment formats meet our standards and schedules.

Qualifications

• 3+ years managerial experience in global events production.
• Budget administration, procurement and purchase orders experience.
• Proven track record of managing creatives, venue and production vendors.

Responsibilities

• Engage with internal F1 departments focusing on branding, delivery and process improvement.
• Lead adhoc projects and on-site delivery.
• Direct management of Event Delivery – Paddock Operation Managers and Coordinators.

Skills

Leadership

Event management

Budget management

Vendor management

Project coordination

MS Office

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Are you ready to make your mark in the world of Formula 1? At Formula 1, we are passionate about delivering the world's greatest sports and entertainment spectacle leaving a positive legacy wherever we race. Innovation has always been at the heart of what we do ever since our first Grand Prix in 1950. Now, more than 75 years on, the sport remains a pioneer, developing technologies that have made a significant impact on society beyond the track. Everything you see on screen or at an event comes via our passionate and dedicated people. Whether its engineering, broadcast, legal, logistics, security, event management, commercial, media rights, marketing, or communications there is always a talented team working to maximise the potential of the sport.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Senior Paddock Operations Manager to join our Event Operations team. The Senior Paddock Operations Manager is responsible for managing the team in development and delivery of day to day events, as well as leading specific projects.

In this role, you will be responsible for the successful delivery of Paddock branding installations, Grid ceremonies infrastructure and day to day management of suppliers onsite.

This person will work within the Events Operation Team who are responsible for curating and delivering fan engagement to an F1 standard.

World class, high octane, unforgettable and premium F1 entertainment formats that showcase the sport in an aspirational way to new and existing audiences - working with the Event Operations team to create event entertainment with an action-packed run of show to entertain.

Unforgettable integrations of F1 into existing sports, entertainment, educational and industry events through partnerships.

Entertainment partnerships to build bespoke F1 & partner integrated events and one-off PR stunts and activations.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Engage and collaboratively work with internal F1 departments - focusing on branding, delivery and continuous improvement of processes and delivery.
• Lead for Adhoc projects, both in their development as well as leading on-site.
• Direct management of Event Delivery - Paddock Operation Managers and Paddock Operations Coordinator and their respective projects.

What Are We Looking For?

Personal Qualities

In this role it is essential that you are:

• A positive can-do attitude with the ability to take ownership and responsibility, with an enterprising work ethic.
• Collaborative and team-oriented approach, experience working with multiple internal and external stakeholders to deliver projects.
• Ability to effectively interact and communicate with a wide range of people and personalities, including external suppliers and third parties.

Experience

• 3+ years Managerial experience in global events production.
• Budget administration, procurement and purchase orders experience.
• Wide range of experience producing varying types of exceptional events in international markets.
• Proven track record of managing creatives, venue and production vendors.

Knowledge & Skills

• High level of integrity and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Attention to detail and accuracy, organised and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work unsupervised and to efficiently manage and prioritise your own workload whilst maintaining deadlines.
• Good administrative experience, with email management, implementing office filing systems and ability to manage an electronic and paper filing system, including tracking incoming and outgoing correspondence
• Advanced MS Office skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to external project stakeholders, suppliers, partners and customers.

Why join the force behind the sport?

Joining F1 means becoming part of a team that values innovation, collaboration and personal growth. We offer a dynamic work environment where ideas are heard, and employee contributions truly make an impact. We seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people to play their role in accelerating the future of the sport. As a member of the F1 team, you will be able to access our amazing benefits:

• Private Healthcare scheme
• Dental Care
• 4 x Grand Prix Paddock passes per season
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave and other family planning policies
• A free staff shuttle service running to and from surrounding trains stations near to Biggin Hill
• Free healthy snacks in our offices
• Subsidised canteen in Biggin Hill, serving breakfast and lunch
• 25 days annual leave and 8 Bank Holiday days, plus a Christmas period closure
• Opportunities to develop and request training for your role via our in-house Learning and Development team
• Discount on F1 merchandise
• Discount at F1's experiences including F1 Arcade and F1 Drive
• Perkbox benefit portal and more